My (our) Ultimate Truck Camper Body Build
Let me start by saying that I wouldn’t have built this without my wife’s blessings. This is something I’ve wanted to build for a few years, and she was on board with it from the start of the thoughts...
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Are you wanting more? Almost done.....
We loaded it back on the truck to take it to the body shop so they could see what they
we’re going to be up against and to color match.
Full bead blast, sealer/primer, body work the welds and seams, Linex in the bed, and on the top of the boxes, as well as inside the fenders. Gladiator undercoating, light gray paint for the box interiors and the three stage color on the exterior.
I originally wanted the Linex underneath the body, but the shop said the gladiator was better suited for all the cracks and crevasses during it’s application as it comes from a smaller nozzle.... nice stuff BTW.
They were up for the challenge, just had a few little odds and ends to finish up and they were getting it in a weeks time.
Needed weep holes inside the light boxes and some welds cleaned up.
Loading it up for the body shop, doors, shelving, and fenders.
I went to see how they were progressing during the stages and grabbed some pics..
After a few weeks and no problems it was time to go pick it up.
After I finished all the wiring it was time to put it on the truck for the last time.
I was itching to get it outside to see how the paint matched up..,.perfect!
Time to put the hinges, doors and hardware on.
Fuel filler necks, gasketing between the skirts and the fenders, shelving, upfitter switching for the interior box lighting, rear rack lighting and air compressor.
That’s about it.
Just need to wait a bit more for the states to open up so we can put it to use.
Thanks for the kind comments guys, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask and I’ll be happy to answer them.
Stay safe and be well,
Rick and Kim
We loaded it back on the truck to take it to the body shop so they could see what they
we’re going to be up against and to color match.
Full bead blast, sealer/primer, body work the welds and seams, Linex in the bed, and on the top of the boxes, as well as inside the fenders. Gladiator undercoating, light gray paint for the box interiors and the three stage color on the exterior.
I originally wanted the Linex underneath the body, but the shop said the gladiator was better suited for all the cracks and crevasses during it’s application as it comes from a smaller nozzle.... nice stuff BTW.
They were up for the challenge, just had a few little odds and ends to finish up and they were getting it in a weeks time.
Needed weep holes inside the light boxes and some welds cleaned up.
Loading it up for the body shop, doors, shelving, and fenders.
I went to see how they were progressing during the stages and grabbed some pics..
After a few weeks and no problems it was time to go pick it up.
After I finished all the wiring it was time to put it on the truck for the last time.
I was itching to get it outside to see how the paint matched up..,.perfect!
Time to put the hinges, doors and hardware on.
Fuel filler necks, gasketing between the skirts and the fenders, shelving, upfitter switching for the interior box lighting, rear rack lighting and air compressor.
That’s about it.
Just need to wait a bit more for the states to open up so we can put it to use.
Thanks for the kind comments guys, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask and I’ll be happy to answer them.
Stay safe and be well,
Rick and Kim
